Holger Rune and Patrick Mouratoglou part ways after six months – ‘We’ve successfully completed our mission’

Holger Rune and Patrick Mouratoglou have parted ways after six months, the pair have announced.

Mouratoglou helped Rune move into the top 10 of the ATP rankings and oversaw the 19-year-old’s unexpected Paris Masters win, where he beat Novak Djokovic in a thrilling final.

Rune, who went out in the fourth round of the Australian Open this year, has lost in the last 32 and last 16 at Indian Wells and the Miami Open.

“Thank you so much for your help to the team, Patrick,” wrote Rune on Instagram. “It’s been great learning for me on many levels on and off court and a lot of good energy.

“I will take all your advice with me onwards. See you soon at the academy.”

Mouratoglou added: “Holger! We’ve successfully completed our mission and ended up having an incredible six-month adventure, exceeding our original plan of three months.

“It was a pleasure to share this journey with you. Your energy and enthusiasm made it even more special.

“I have no doubt that your bright future holds amazing things. I remain your biggest fan and I keep an eye on you with the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy team.”

Mouratoglou has worked with a number of tennis’ leading names, including Simona Halep, Coco Gauff, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Serena Williams.

“I think everything is realistic,” Mouratoglou told Eurosport’s Arnold Montgault. “I think if you set limits for yourself, you’re not going to get past them anyway, so he’s absolutely right to set high goals for himself. It works for him.

“There is no shame in having great ambitions. Holger aims high all the time, but that’s also why he is capable of doing great things. He doesn’t necessarily set many limits for himself, and if he fulfils his goals, that’s great.

“If he doesn’t make it, that’s okay. He’ll put it off for six months, a year, two years, three years, as long as it takes for him to get there.

“I think that depending on your personality, you can experience ambitions as a pressure or, on the contrary, as something that will motivate you enormously. He’s someone who likes a challenge, Holger, so I think it makes him feel good.

“World No. 1 next year [2023], is that realistic? Why not. When you can do what he did, anything is possible. Now, it’s going to require him to be able to perform like he did in Bercy [at the Paris Masters], all year long, and especially in the Grand Slams and in the Masters 1000, where it counts the most.

“So it’s not going to be easy, obviously, but if it were easy to be the best in the world, we’d know already. Is that realistic? It’s not unrealistic. It will be extremely difficult, but it is not unrealistic.”

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